The song was written by Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jams lead vocalist, as a reflection on freedom and life. It showcases an introspective journey and the quest for meaning.
Key: G
Introduction:
G
Bm
G7
C/E
C
G
D
D2
D
D4
G
Bm
On bended knee is no way to be free
G7
C/E
Lifting up an empty cup, I ask silently
C
G
All my destinations will accept the one that's me
D
D2
D
D4
So I can breathe
G
Bm
Circles they grow, and they swallow people whole
G7
C/E
Half their lives they say goodnight to wives they'll never know
C
G
A mind full of questions, and a teacher in my soul
D
D2
D
D4
And so it goes
G
Bm
Don't come closer or I'll have to go
G7
C/E
Holding me like gravity are places that pull
C
G
If ever there was someone to keep me at home
D
D2
D
D4
It would be you
G
Bm
Everyone I come across, in cages they bought
G7
C/E
They think of me and my wandering, but I'm never what they thought
C
G
I've got my indignation, but I'm pure in all my thoughts
D
D2
D
D4
I'm alive
G
Bm
Wind in my hair, I feel part of everywhere
G7
C/E
Underneath my being is a road that disappeared
C
G
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead
D
D2
D
D4
Overhead
G
Bm
Leave it to me as I find a way to be
G7
C/E
Consider me a satellite forever orbiting
C
G
I knew all the rules, but the rules did not know me